It's like I never had time to look away.
Bodies stuck between death and decay,
are plastic and set up on display.
And their eyes are wide and they are looking my way.

Each ligament exposed, each muscle connected.
And every organ that I proudly neglected.
have been arranged for the common collective.
Stomaching the sight of something dead resurrected.

It seems we're fearfully made and designed.
But it's a shame we can be so blind.

We're all the same,
made of hair and bones and water and blood cells.
We're all to blame,
for spending way too much time on ourselves.

I have been blessed and now I'm blind.
The veil’s been pulled over my eyes.
Now every bad season that kept me believing seems so contrived.

There's more glory to be seen
and savored through suffering
than ever was through self-serving escape.

Ashes to ashes
And dust to dust



Lyrics submitted by topherc3103

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    General Comment:Random comment perhaps, but i reading 'Don't Waste Your Life' by John Piper and i just read the line 'There's more of God's glory to be seen and savoured through suffering than through self-serving escape'. So the similar line in this song looks as though it has been at least influenced by this Christian leader's sentiments!

    (Needless to say, I sang the line in the book rather than simply reading it...)
    Flag rescued15on August 08, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:i think this song is saying we spend way too much time on ourselves and on worldy things than we should. We should be spending more time with GOD
    Flag jeter2yankeefan29on November 04, 2010   Link
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    My Opinion:I feel this song is about how when we die it doesn't matter what we look like. We're all the same...Get it? There are a christian band...In the bible it talks about how all are blessed, but those who are blind will perish (Go to He**). Thus it's a shame we could be so blind and ashes to ashes, dust to dust. This also implies that IF we go to heaven, we have no bodies. That is why we shouldn't spend so much time on ourselves. That's also in the lyrics.
    Flag iblinnon July 05, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:In case anyone didn't read Matt's explanation of the lyrics, I'd say the key line is "ashes to ashes and dust to dust". This is a biblical line (though it works secularly too) meaning that our physical bodies were formed from dust and ashes and will return thence when we die, so there's no point in making them our primary concern. This ties in with the rest of the song, explaining that since we're all in the same boat, so to speak, we might as well be in it together and show concern for each other.
    Flag invisiboy42293on May 31, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Haha, I just said "quite obviously" twice in the same sentence. lol
    Flag mikeyglennon September 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Amazing song.. The lyrics are quite powerful.

    What I want to know is why you, skaterpunkrocker, are so bent on proving that The Classic Crime is not a Christian band? It's quite obvious in a lot of their songs that they are Christians and they show it in their lyrics quite obviously. :)
    Flag mikeyglennon September 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:...meant to say 'religious' undertones.
    Flag SeeingRedon September 18, 2009   Link
  • +3
    General Comment:Of course it has religions undertones.
    Straight from the Bible:

    "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful, I know that full well."
    Psalm 139:14
    Flag SeeingRedon September 18, 2009   Link
  • +1
    Song Meaning:I think this song represents how people who dont care about God or church MAY only care about themselves.
    This song represents how much we build our selves up, but without Jesus in our lives, we will crash.
    For example, "We're all to blame,
    for spending way too much time on ourselves."
    People spend way to much time on ourselves, that we forget to go to church, or call our friends, or spend time with family. We need to spend less time on ourselves, because we are temporary. But our life with God is eternal.
    I dont know if this is correct or not. im going with my thoughts. but this song is very deep and has meaning after meaning. Awesome song.
    Flag ChristianRAWKon May 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:EDIT:

    About us being created and how evolution is crap*
    Flag Lemon Scentedon May 06, 2009   Link

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